EAST LANSING -- Fans who blame Michigan State offensive coordinator Dan Roushar for the 4-4 Spartans’ struggling offense do not have coach Mark Dantonio on their side.

“It’s about players making plays,” Dantonio said Tuesday. “The offense really has not changed. Play-calling, you try to help guys make plays. My impression of the whole thing right now is (Roushar) is tucked right here under my wing. They want to criticize, they can criticize me a little bit because I’m in charge.”

Dantonio said he expected the offense to have developed further than it has up to this point, as Michigan State ranks 11th in scoring offense in the Big Ten, but he pointed to inexperience at quarterback and wide receivers and injuries on the offensive line as the realities of the situation.

“I just got through watching the championship game (loss to Wisconsin last year),” Dantonio said. “We scored 39 points, 29 at halftime. How many did we score out here (against Wisconsin)? How many did we score against Michigan last year? How many did we score in the bowl game even though it was a tough bowl game?